Finally, the OASIS Search Web Services Technical Committee has been
announced.
--Ray
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From: "Mary McRae" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:18 PM
Subject: [search-ws] FW: OASIS Call for Participation: Search Web Services
TC
> To: OASIS members & interested parties
>
> A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The OASIS Search Web
> Services Technical Committee has been proposed by the members of OASIS
listed
> below. The proposal, below, meets the requirements of the OASIS TC
Process [a].
> The TC name, statement of purpose, scope, list of deliverables, audience,
and
> language specified in the proposal will constitute the TC's official
charter.
> Submissions of technology for consideration by the TC, and the beginning
of
> technical discussions, may occur no sooner than the TC's first meeting.
>
> This TC will operate under our 2005 IPR Policy [b]. The eligibility
> requirements for becoming a participant in the TC at the first meeting
(see
> details below) are that:
>
> (a) you must be an employee of an OASIS member organization or an
individual
> member of OASIS;
> (b) the OASIS member must sign the OASIS membership agreement [c];
> (c) you must notify the TC chair of your intent to participate at least
7
> days prior to the first meeting, which members may do by using the "Join
this
> TC" button on the TC's public page at [d]; and
> (d) you must attend the first meeting of the TC, at the time and date
fixed
> below.
>
> Of course, participants also may join the TC at a later time. OASIS and
the TC
> welcomes all interested parties.
>
> Non-OASIS members who wish to participate may contact us about joining
OASIS
> [c]. In addition, the public may access the information resources
maintained for
> each TC: a mail list archive, document repository and public comments
facility,
> which will be linked from the TC's public home page at [d].
>
> Please feel free to forward this announcement to any other appropriate
lists.
> OASIS is an open standards organization; we encourage your feedback.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mary
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Mary P McRae
> Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
> email: [log in to unmask]
> web: www.oasis-open.org
>
> [a] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.php
> [b] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php
> [c] See http://www.oasis-open.org/join/
> [d] http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=search-ws
>
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
> OASIS Search Web Services TC
>
> 1. Charter
>
> a. Name of the Technical Committee
> OASIS Search Web Services Technical Committee ("Search WS TC")
>
>
> b. Purpose
>
> To define Search and Retrieval Web Services, combining various current and
> ongoing web service activities.
>
> Within recent years there has been a growth in activity in the development
of
> web service definitions for search and retrieval applications. These
include
> SRU, a web service based in part on the NISO/ISO Search and Retrieval
standards;
> the Amazon OpenSearch, which defines a means of describing and automating
search
> web forms; as well as many proprietary definitions (e.g. the Google and
MSN
> Search APIs). There are also a number of activities for defining abstract
search
> APIs that can be mapped onto multiple implementations either within native
code
> or onto remote procedural calls and web services, such as ZOOM (Z39.50
Object
> Oriented Model); SQI (Simple Query Interface), an IEEE standard developed
for
> searching and retrieval in the IMS (Instructional Management Systems)
space; and
> OSIDs (Open Service Interface Definitions from the Open Knowledge
Initiative.
> While abstract APIs would be out of scope, these would inform the work to
> increase interoperability and compatibility.
>
> c. Scope of the Work
>
> The development of a web service interface specification including
> * Search/Retrieve
> * Query
> * Sorting
> * Record Retrieval
> * Index Browsing
>
> This will include the development or identification of an abstract query
> language incorporating an extensible framework. One or more application
profiles
> will be developed, either as part of this work, or by another group either
> within OASIS or another standards body or applicable community. Profiles
> development within another group will be coordinated with the work of this
TC.
> Profiles might be developed by/for the following communities/applications:
> * Biliographic
> * E-government
> * Geospatial
> * ebXML
>
> The work will also involve semantic description of search services but
will
> build upon existing work (e.g. NISO Z39.92) rather than define new
descriptions.
>
> The work will seek input from abstract API initiatives such as:
> * OKI, (Open Knowledge Initiative - http://www.okiproject.org/)
> * ZOOM, (Z9.50 Object Oriented Model http://zoom.z3950.org/)
> * SQI.(Simple Query Interface
>
http://nm.wu-wien.ac.at/e-learning/interoperability/SQI_V1.0beta_2005_04_13.pdf)
>
>
> Out of Scope: Although as mentioned the work will seek input from
abstract API
> initiatives, the development or standardisation of Abstract APIs is out of
> scope.
>
> Specific Contribution of Existing Work as a Starting Point: The following
works
> are available to the technical committee for further development:
>
> * SRU http://www.loc.gov:8081/standards/sru/ or
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/
>
> * CQL http://www.loc.gov:8081/standards/sru/specs/cql.html or
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/specs/cql.html
>
> Additional contributions from other TC members also are welcome.
>
> How it is to be Determined when the Work of the TC has been Completed:
> The work will be considered completed when:
> (a) An OASIS standard is approved that embodies the functionality
provided by
> the two specifications listed above plus any additional contributions,
plus
> additional functions agreed upon by the TC, minus any functions that the
TC
> decides to exclude.
> (b) Any errata, extension or further versioning of the specification that
this
> TC then wishes to create has been completed.
> (c) At least one community profile has been developed (whether within
OASIS or
> by an outside group).
>
> d. Deliverables
>
> * Service definition(s)
> * XML Schemas
> * Web Service interface specifications including HTTP POST, HTTP GET,
and a
> SOAP binding.
> * Query language definition
> * User best practice documentation
> * Implementer best practice documentation (including ZOOM, OSID, SQI
> mappings).
>
> Completion Dates: The target completion date is July 2008. An itemized
list of
> dates for each of the above items will be developed by the TC.
>
> e. IPR Mode
>
> Royalty Free on Limited Terms
>
> f. Anticipated Audience/Users
>
> Those involved in the design, development, implementation, or use of
elements
> listed above in "Scope of the Work". This includes search service
providers,
> prospective users of search services exposed as XML, information
architects and
> bibliographic, metadata, and content providers.
>
> g. The language in which the TC shall conduct business
>
> English.
>
> ----
> 2. Additional non-normative material relating to the TC's start-up
>
> a. Similar or applicable work (OASIS and elsewhere)
>
> The following standards and projects may be relevant to the TC's planned
work,
> although none currently provide the functionality anticipated by this
> committee's deliverables:
>
> NISO Z39.50/ISO23950
> NISO Z39.92
> SRU
> CQL
> Opensearch
> Google API
> SQI
> MSN Search API
> OSIDs
> ZOOM
> XQuery Full Text (W3C)
>
> The TC intends to seek and if possible maintain liaison with each of the
> organizations maintaining the above works.
>
> b. Details of the first meeting
>
> The first meeting of the of the committee will be held by telephone
conference
> call at 3pm EDT on 18 July 2007. Call-in information will be provided to
the
> TC's e-mail list in advance of the meeting.
>
>
>
> c. Projected on-going meeting schedule
> The work of the committee will be carried out primarily by email and
conference
> calls, possibly every two weeks, with face-to-face meetings perhaps once
or
> twice a year.
>
> Following the first several calls, an initial face-to-face meeting,
perhaps two
> days, or one and a half, is planned. The TC will determine its own
schedule once
> organized.
>
> d. Supporters of the Proposal
>
> The following people support this proposal and are committed to the
Charter and
> projected meeting schedule.
>
> Kerry Blinco,(DEST Australia) <[log in to unmask]>
> Ray Denenberg (Library of Congress) <[log in to unmask]>
> Larry Dixson (Library of Congress) <[log in to unmask]>
> Matthew J. Dovey (JISC) <[log in to unmask]>
> Rebecca S. Guenther (Library of Congress) <[log in to unmask]>
> Sally H. McCallum (Library of Congress) <[log in to unmask]>
> Ashley Sanders (Univ. of Manchester) <[log in to unmask]>
> Mackenzie Smith (MIT) <[log in to unmask]>
>
> e. Convener
>
> Ray Denenberg
>
> f. The Member Section with which the TC intends to affiliate.
>
> Not Applicable.
>
> g. Contributions of existing technical work
>
> SRU http://www.loc.gov:8081/standards/sru/ or
http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/
>
> CQL http://www.loc.gov:8081/standards/sru/specs/cql.html or
> http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/specs/cql.html
>
> h. Draft Frequently Asked Questions
>
> To be developed.
>
> i. Proposed working title for the specifications to be developed.
>
> SRU - Search/Retrieve via URL
> CQL - Contextual Query Language
>
>
>
>
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